Love Your Life
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Light Years is the first book in a thrilling new sci-fi series from the bestselling author of The...
Into the Night (Gemma Woodstock, #2)
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After the shocking murder of a high-profile celebrity, Gemma Woodstock must pull back the layers of...
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Witches, watch out... Half Bad meets Kill Bill in this incredible new supernatural series. ...
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The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
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Most of us take for granted the features of our modern society, from air travel and...
David McK (3623 KP) rated The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) in Movies
Feb 20, 2022
This is the first of the two Andrew Garfield (so pre Spider-man in the MCU) starring movies, again set during the early days of his crime-fighting career and telling how he got his powers: this time around, though, the first villain he faces is The Lizard rather than the Green Goblin. it also takes - at least in the very early parts of the movie - more of a thriller approach to his (Peter Parker's) story, laying the groundwork with an explanation of how he comes to live with his Aunt and Uncle (a groundwork which is seemingly forgotten about by the mid-way point of the movie), and with Garfields Parker coming across more as a 'cool kid' - skateboard and all! - than the nerdy Maguire version.
That's not the only differences: there's no MJ Watson (with her role replaced by Gwen Stacey), we're back to having his web-shooters being non-organic, and this Spider-man does seem quippier than Maguire's version whilst there's also several first-person POV segments throughout (the early 2010s, remember - 3d was still a thing).
Unfortunately, there's also no stand-out moments: nothing to rival the upside-down kiss (from Spider-Man), the train fight (Spider-Man 2) or even the Venom sequences from Spider-Man 3
A Peculiar Combination
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The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England...
Merissa (13398 KP) rated My Grumpy Sweetheart (Sweetheart Escapes #5) in Books
Sep 12, 2023
I thoroughly enjoyed this read, although I would have liked a little more background on Dakota. For example, what made him quit his city job? Why did he have anger issues (apart from the obvious?) Bailey is the kind of character I love to read about but would drive me insane in real life! 😂 Their differences worked though, and I loved seeing Dakota thaw. Bailey's bluntness was so refreshing and absolutely perfect.
One thing I have to mention - because I loved it SO much - is Dakota's reaction to his friends and their oh-so-good plan, plus when they arrive at the B-and-B. First off, it was a real sh!tty thing for them to do, and I completely understood where Dakota was coming from. I would have left the weekend too. And secondly, his reaction to the honeymoon suite. I mean, yes, it works perfectly for the story, but once again, I thought his reaction was perfect. Who would do that?!?!?
All in all, a great read that I definitely recommend and part of a series I want to read more of.
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Merissa
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Sep 12, 2023